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Friday, October 3, 2025

All NYT Down Clues October 03, 2025 - 35 Vertical Answers with Hints

NYT Crossword Down October 03, 2025: All 35 Vertical Answers & Strategic Tips

Quick Summary: Today's NYT Crossword has 35 Down clues. We have all the vertical answers plus helpful hints to make solving easier!

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About Today's Down Clues

NYT Down clues solutions for October 03, 2025
NYT Down Clues - Friday, October 03, 2025
Down Clues Statistics
Detail Information
Date October 03, 2025
Day of Week Friday
Total Down Clues 35 clues
Direction Vertical (Top to Bottom)
Difficulty Tricky

All Down Clues - Complete List

Here are all 35 Down clues for today's puzzle. These go vertically from top to bottom.

Complete Down Clues List
Number Clue
1 Down 1. Not listen to, as on Spotify
2 Down 2. "Apparently we weren't done with these"
3 Down 3. Some push notifications
4 Down 4. Bad internet connections?
5 Down 5. The first one was issued in 1936, for short
6 Down 6. "Hold on — we're working as fast as we can"
7 Down 7. Chances
8 Down 8. Boxing Day mo.
9 Down 9. More than wants
10 Down 10. Stinging the eyes, say
11 Down 11. Ones easily fooled
12 Down 12. Cherry, but not strawberry
13 Down 13. 7-5 and 6-0, e.g.
14 Down 15. Forgets to proorfeed, say
15 Down 19. Can't get enough of something
16 Down 22. One under a mare's care
17 Down 23. Lose it
18 Down 26. Net
19 Down 27. Luxurious European gambling mecca
20 Down 28. Reality shows?
21 Down 29. One of 1,665 in the Eiffel Tower
22 Down 30. What comes before we go?
23 Down 32. One skilled at withholding details
24 Down 34. Besties, maybe
25 Down 35. Stage character who says "How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is / To have a thankless child!"
26 Down 40. Stickler, of a sort
27 Down 42. Ridged rod in construction
28 Down 44. "Who ___?"
29 Down 45. Not a striking personality?
30 Down 46. British bum
31 Down 47. Kiddo
32 Down 48. National symbol of England
33 Down 50. Self-___
34 Down 52. What a wave might mean
35 Down 53. Vast amount

Detailed Hints and Answers for All Down Clues

Need help? Here are comprehensive hints and answers for each Down clue. Also check these helpful guides:

Complete Down Solutions:

1 Down: "1. Not listen to, as on Spotify"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'P'
  • Word pattern: S__P
  • Similar words: vamoose, omission
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a gait in which steps and hops alternate
  • This is Down clue number 1

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer SKIP

2 Down: "2. "Apparently we weren't done with these""

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 10 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: A________E
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 2

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer ANOTHERONE

3 Down: "3. Some push notifications"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 10 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'N' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: N________S
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 3

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer NEWSALERTS

4 Down: "4. Bad internet connections?"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 9 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'D' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: D_______S
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 4

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer DEADLINKS

5 Down: "5. The first one was issued in 1936, for short"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'N'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 5

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer SSN

6 Down: "6. "Hold on — we're working as fast as we can""

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 15 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: P_____________T
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 6

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer PLEASEBEPATIENT

7 Down: "7. Chances"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'O' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: O__S
  • Similar words: betting odds
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 7

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer ODDS

8 Down: "8. Boxing Day mo."

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'D' and ends with 'C'
  • Similar words: December, declination
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: the last (12th) month of the year
  • This is Down clue number 8

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer DEC

9 Down: "9. More than wants"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'C' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: C____S
  • Similar words: lust, hunger
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: have a craving
  • This is Down clue number 9

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer CRAVES

10 Down: "10. Stinging the eyes, say"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'D'
  • Word pattern: A___D
  • Similar words: caustic, blistering
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: strong and sharp
  • This is Down clue number 10

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer ACRID

11 Down: "11. Ones easily fooled"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: S__S
  • Similar words: sap, cosh
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a watery solution of sugars
  • This is Down clue number 11

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer SAPS

12 Down: "12. Cherry, but not strawberry"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: T__E
  • Similar words: shoetree, corner
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 12

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer TREE

13 Down: "13. 7-5 and 6-0, e.g."

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: S__S
  • Similar words: curing, typeset
  • Opposite of: rise
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 13

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer SETS

14 Down: "15. Forgets to proorfeed, say"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: E__S
  • Similar words: drift, stray
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: to make a mistake or be incorrect
  • This is Down clue number 14

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer ERRS

15 Down: "19. Can't get enough of something"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 8 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'P'
  • Word pattern: E______P
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 15

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer EATSITUP

16 Down: "22. One under a mare's care"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'F' and ends with 'L'
  • Word pattern: F__L
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a young horse
  • This is Down clue number 16

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer FOAL

17 Down: "23. Lose it"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 8 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'G' and ends with 'Y'
  • Word pattern: G______Y
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 17

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer GETANGRY

18 Down: "26. Net"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'W' and ends with 'B'
  • Similar words: entanglement, World Wide Web
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 18

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer WEB

19 Down: "27. Luxurious European gambling mecca"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 10 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'M' and ends with 'O'
  • Word pattern: M________O
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 19

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer MONTECARLO

20 Down: "28. Reality shows?"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 10 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'D' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: D________S
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 20

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer DOCUSERIES

21 Down: "29. One of 1,665 in the Eiffel Tower"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'P'
  • Word pattern: S__P
  • Similar words: gradation, mistreat
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
  • This is Down clue number 21

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer STEP

22 Down: "30. What comes before we go?"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'Y'
  • Word pattern: A__Y
  • Similar words: off, by
  • Opposite of: home
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: not present; having left
  • This is Down clue number 22

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer AWAY

23 Down: "32. One skilled at withholding details"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 9 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'R'
  • Word pattern: T_______R
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 23

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer TAXLAWYER

24 Down: "34. Besties, maybe"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'F' and ends with 'M'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 24

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer FAM

25 Down: "35. Stage character who says "How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is / To have a thankless child!""

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'L' and ends with 'R'
  • Word pattern: L__R
  • Similar words: Edward Lear, King Lear
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: British artist and writer of nonsense verse (1812-1888)
  • This is Down clue number 25

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer LEAR

26 Down: "40. Stickler, of a sort"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: P____T
  • Similar words: bookworm, scholastic
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 26

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer PEDANT

27 Down: "42. Ridged rod in construction"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'R' and ends with 'R'
  • Word pattern: R___R
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 27

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer REBAR

28 Down: "44. "Who ___?""

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: E__E
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 28

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer ELSE

29 Down: "45. Not a striking personality?"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'B'
  • Word pattern: S__B
  • Similar words: fink, blackleg
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike
  • This is Down clue number 29

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer SCAB

30 Down: "46. British bum"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: A__E
  • Similar words: fanny, butt
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
  • This is Down clue number 30

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer ARSE

31 Down: "47. Kiddo"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: T__E
  • Similar words: small fry, kid
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a native of Yorkshire
  • This is Down clue number 31

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer TYKE

32 Down: "48. National symbol of England"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'L' and ends with 'N'
  • Word pattern: L__N
  • Similar words: Panthera leo, social lion
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 32

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer LION

33 Down: "50. Self-___"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'M' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: M__E
  • Similar words: relieve oneself, pass water
  • Opposite of: break
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: engage in
  • This is Down clue number 33

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer MADE

34 Down: "52. What a wave might mean"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'B' and ends with 'E'
  • Similar words: goodbye, pass
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 34

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer BYE

35 Down: "53. Vast amount"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'A'
  • Similar words: ocean
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 35

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer SEA

Expert Strategies for Solving Down Clues

Master the vertical clues with these professional tips:

Why Start with Down Clues?

  • Down clues often reveal key letters for intersecting words
  • Vertical patterns can unlock difficult sections
  • Many prefixes and suffixes run vertically
  • Down answers often help solve Across clues

Down Clue Patterns to Recognize

  1. Fill-in-the-blank clues: These are usually the easiest Down entries
  2. Prefixes and suffixes: Common word parts often run vertically
  3. Abbreviations: Look for clues with "Abbr." or shortened forms
  4. Plural indicators: Words ending in 'S' are common in Down
  5. Pop culture references: Names and titles often appear vertically

Time-Saving Down Techniques

Technique How It Helps
Scan all Down first Get a mental map of the vertical flow
Fill short Down words 3-4 letter words are often prefixes or connectors
Use crossing letters Across letters help confirm Down answers
Look for themes Related Down answers often share a theme

Frequently Asked Questions About Down Clues

What are Down clues in crossword puzzles?

Down clues are the vertical entries in a crossword puzzle that read from top to bottom. They're numbered and correspond to specific columns in the grid.

Should I solve Down or Across clues first?

Many solvers alternate between Down and Across clues to build momentum. Down clues can help unlock difficult sections by providing key intersecting letters. The best approach is to solve the clues you find easiest first, regardless of direction.

How many Down clues are in today's puzzle?

Today's NYT crossword has 35 Down clues.

Are Down clues easier than Across clues?

Neither direction is inherently easier. The difficulty depends on the specific clues and your knowledge. However, Down clues often contain helpful prefixes, suffixes, and word parts that can be easier to guess.

How do Down clues interact with Across clues?

Down and Across clues intersect at various points in the grid. Solving one can provide letters that help solve the other, making the puzzle easier as you progress.

About This Page: We provide comprehensive Down clues solutions and hints for the NYT Crossword to help you improve your solving skills. This site is not affiliated with The New York Times.

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

October 03, 2025 NYT Crossword Solutions

Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Medium

Pro Tip: Start with the fill-in-the-blank clues - they're usually the easiest entry points!

Across Clues - Complete List

No. Clue Letters
1A 1. Smooths out some rough edges 5
2A 6. Content commonly consumed by commuters 8
3A 14. One end of a lap 5
4A 15. Service to foster parents? 9
5A 16. Like Miss Piggy and Captain Kirk, by birth 5
6A 17. Path to the Oscars 9
7A 18. Condition that may be treated with SSRIs 4
8A 19. "Bygones will be bygone, ___ fadin' into gray" (Taylor Swift lyric) 4
9A 20. They help you get a grip 5
10A 21. Slapdash 7
11A 23. Diploma equivalent, for short 3
12A 24. Poet who wrote "This is the way the world ends / Not with a bang but a whimper" 5
13A 25. Animals whose name sounds like a letter that doesn't appear in its name 4
14A 27. Graduates in green-and-black regalia, in brief 3
15A 30. Stops on a world tour, say 6
16A 31. Something placed by a confident person 3
17A 32. Choo-choo train sound 4
18A 33. Professional juggling act? 15
19A 36. Pest control targets 4
20A 37. When repeated, a nonverbal "Can you hear me?" 3
21A 38. On deck 6
22A 39. "May I help you?" 3
23A 40. Vans alternative 4
24A 41. Staggering blows? 5
25A 42. Set unit 3
26A 43. Alfresco dining spot 7
27A 45. Stuffed 5
28A 48. Word after trumpet or tiger 4
29A 49. Welcoming 4
30A 51. Ones who are quick to complain 9
31A 53. Modern-day home of the oldest discovered library in the world 5
32A 54. "If you don't believe me …" 9
33A 55. Fished off the coast of Maine, maybe 5
34A 56. Something raised during Oktoberfest 8
35A 57. Sprang 5

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Smooths out some rough edges"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
  • Similar words include: littoral, Amandine Aurore Lucie Dupin, backbone
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: SANDS

Remember this word for future puzzles!

2A: "6. Content commonly consumed by commuters"

8 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that distribute (multimedia files) over the internet for playback on a mobile device or a personal computer
  • Similar words include: podcast
  • Pattern: ________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: PODCASTS

Remember this word for future puzzles!

3A: "14. One end of a lap"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
  • Similar words include: knee, articulatio genus, genu
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: KNEES

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4A: "15. Service to foster parents?"

9 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ELDERCARE

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5A: "16. Like Miss Piggy and Captain Kirk, by birth"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a native or resident of iowa
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: IOWAN

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6A: "17. Path to the Oscars"

9 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: REDCARPET

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7A: "18. Condition that may be treated with SSRIs"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an anxiety disorder associated with serious traumatic events and characterized by such symptoms as survivor guilt, reliving the trauma in dreams, numbness and lack of involvement with reality, or recurrent thoughts and images
  • Similar words include: posttraumatic stress disorder
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: PTSD

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8A: "19. "Bygones will be bygone, ___ fadin' into gray" (Taylor Swift lyric)"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
  • Similar words include: earned run average, geological era, epoch
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ERAS

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9A: "20. They help you get a grip"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a holding device attached to a workbench; has two jaws to hold workpiece firmly in place
  • Similar words include: vise, bench vise
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: VISES

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10A: "21. Slapdash"

7 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: HALFASS

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11A: "23. Diploma equivalent, for short"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: GED

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12A: "24. Poet who wrote "This is the way the world ends / Not with a bang but a whimper""

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that british poet (born in the united states) who won the nobel prize for literature; his plays are outstanding examples of modern verse drama (1888-1965)
  • Similar words include: Thomas Stearns Eliot, T. S. Eliot, George Eliot
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ELIOT

Remember this word for future puzzles!

13A: "25. Animals whose name sounds like a letter that doesn't appear in its name"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a member of a people living in southern benin and togo and southeastern ghana
  • Similar words include: Ewe, ewe
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: EWES

Remember this word for future puzzles!

14A: "27. Graduates in green-and-black regalia, in brief"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding einsteinium with alpha particles (md is the current symbol for mendelevium but mv was formerly the symbol)
  • Similar words include: physician, Md, Mv
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: MDS

Remember this word for future puzzles!

15A: "30. Stops on a world tour, say"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a particular environment or walk of life
  • Similar words include: sphere, field, bowl
  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ARENAS

Remember this word for future puzzles!

16A: "31. Something placed by a confident person"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the money risked on a gamble
  • Similar words include: stakes, play, calculate
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: BET

Remember this word for future puzzles!

17A: "32. Choo-choo train sound"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a blast of a horn
  • Similar words include: blare, beep, booze-up
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: TOOT

Remember this word for future puzzles!

18A: "33. Professional juggling act?"

15 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _______________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: WORKLIFEBALANCE

Remember this word for future puzzles!

19A: "36. Pest control targets"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
  • Similar words include: pismire, emmet, ant
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ANTS

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20A: "37. When repeated, a nonverbal "Can you hear me?""

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the sound made by a gentle blow
  • Similar words include: pink, beg, spigot
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: TAP

Remember this word for future puzzles!

21A: "38. On deck"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: NEXTUP

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22A: "39. "May I help you?""

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an affirmative
  • Opposite of: no
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: YES

Remember this word for future puzzles!

23A: "40. Vans alternative"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that large american feline resembling a lion
  • Similar words include: mountain lion, catamount, Felis concolor
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: PUMA

Remember this word for future puzzles!

24A: "41. Staggering blows?"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on beaufort scale
  • Similar words include: gale
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: GALES

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25A: "42. Set unit"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that informal abbreviation of `representative'
  • Similar words include: repp
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: REP

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26A: "43. Alfresco dining spot"

7 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence
  • Similar words include: terrasse, patio, bench
  • Pattern: _______
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Answer: TERRACE

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27A: "45. Stuffed"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that fill to satisfaction
  • Similar words include: sate, fill, satiate
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: SATED

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28A: "48. Word after trumpet or tiger"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that any liliaceous plant of the genus lilium having showy pendulous flowers
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: LILY

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29A: "49. Welcoming"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that get warm or warmer
  • Similar words include: ardent, affectionate, warm up
  • Opposite of: cool
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Answer: WARM

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30A: "51. Ones who are quick to complain"

9 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy
  • Similar words include: wimp, grumbler, complainer
  • Pattern: _________
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Answer: CRYBABIES

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31A: "53. Modern-day home of the oldest discovered library in the world"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an asian republic in the middle east at the east end of the mediterranean; site of some of the world's most ancient centers of civilization
  • Similar words include: Syrian Arab Republic
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: SYRIA

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32A: "54. "If you don't believe me …""

9 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _________
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Answer: ASKANYONE

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33A: "55. Fished off the coast of Maine, maybe"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: EELED

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34A: "56. Something raised during Oktoberfest"

8 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ________
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Answer: BEERTENT

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35A: "57. Sprang"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that come into existence; take on form or shape
  • Similar words include: uprise, bob up, turn out
  • Opposite of: fall, turn in
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Answer: AROSE

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Down Clues - Complete List

No. Clue Letters
1D 1. Not listen to, as on Spotify 4
2D 2. "Apparently we weren't done with these" 10
3D 3. Some push notifications 10
4D 4. Bad internet connections? 9
5D 5. The first one was issued in 1936, for short 3
6D 6. "Hold on — we're working as fast as we can" 15
7D 7. Chances 4
8D 8. Boxing Day mo. 3
9D 9. More than wants 6
10D 10. Stinging the eyes, say 5
11D 11. Ones easily fooled 4
12D 12. Cherry, but not strawberry 4
13D 13. 7-5 and 6-0, e.g. 4
14D 15. Forgets to proorfeed, say 4
15D 19. Can't get enough of something 8
16D 22. One under a mare's care 4
17D 23. Lose it 8
18D 26. Net 3
19D 27. Luxurious European gambling mecca 10
20D 28. Reality shows? 10
21D 29. One of 1,665 in the Eiffel Tower 4
22D 30. What comes before we go? 4
23D 32. One skilled at withholding details 9
24D 34. Besties, maybe 3
25D 35. Stage character who says "How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is / To have a thankless child!" 4
26D 40. Stickler, of a sort 6
27D 42. Ridged rod in construction 5
28D 44. "Who ___?" 4
29D 45. Not a striking personality? 4
30D 46. British bum 4
31D 47. Kiddo 4
32D 48. National symbol of England 4
33D 50. Self-___ 4
34D 52. What a wave might mean 3
35D 53. Vast amount 3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Not listen to, as on Spotify"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a gait in which steps and hops alternate
  • Similar words include: cut, jump, pass over
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: SKIP

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2D: "2. "Apparently we weren't done with these""

10 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: __________
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Answer: ANOTHERONE

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3D: "3. Some push notifications"

10 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: __________
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Answer: NEWSALERTS

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4D: "4. Bad internet connections?"

9 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _________
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Answer: DEADLINKS

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5D: "5. The first one was issued in 1936, for short"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: SSN

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6D: "6. "Hold on — we're working as fast as we can""

15 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _______________
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Answer: PLEASEBEPATIENT

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7D: "7. Chances"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the likelihood of a thing occurring rather than not occurring
  • Similar words include: betting odds
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: ODDS

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8D: "8. Boxing Day mo."

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the last (12th) month of the year
  • Similar words include: celestial latitude, December, declination
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: DEC

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9D: "9. More than wants"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that have a craving, appetite, or great desire for
  • Similar words include: hunger, crave, lust
  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: CRAVES

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10D: "10. Stinging the eyes, say"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that strong and sharp
  • Similar words include: sulphurous, vitriolic, acid
  • Pattern: _____
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Answer: ACRID

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11D: "11. Ones easily fooled"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that circulates through the vascular system of a plant
  • Similar words include: blackjack, tomfool, muggins
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: SAPS

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12D: "12. Cherry, but not strawberry"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
  • Similar words include: shoetree, tree diagram, Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: TREE

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13D: "13. 7-5 and 6-0, e.g."

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
  • Similar words include: typeset, adjust, mark
  • Opposite of: rise
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Answer: SETS

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14D: "15. Forgets to proorfeed, say"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that to make a mistake or be incorrect
  • Similar words include: err, stray, mistake
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: ERRS

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15D: "19. Can't get enough of something"

8 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ________
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Answer: EATSITUP

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16D: "22. One under a mare's care"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a young horse
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: FOAL

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17D: "23. Lose it"

8 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ________
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Answer: GETANGRY

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18D: "26. Net"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving
  • Similar words include: vane, entanglement, WWW
  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: WEB

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19D: "27. Luxurious European gambling mecca"

10 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: __________
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Answer: MONTECARLO

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20D: "28. Reality shows?"

10 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: __________
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: DOCUSERIES

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21D: "29. One of 1,665 in the Eiffel Tower"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
  • Similar words include: stone's throw, footfall, tone
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: STEP

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22D: "30. What comes before we go?"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that not present; having left
  • Similar words include: aside, off, out
  • Opposite of: home
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Answer: AWAY

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23D: "32. One skilled at withholding details"

9 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _________
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Answer: TAXLAWYER

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24D: "34. Besties, maybe"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
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Answer: FAM

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25D: "35. Stage character who says "How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is / To have a thankless child!""

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that british artist and writer of nonsense verse (1812-1888)
  • Similar words include: Edward Lear, King Lear
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: LEAR

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26D: "40. Stickler, of a sort"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit
  • Similar words include: scholastic, bookworm
  • Pattern: ______
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Answer: PEDANT

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27D: "42. Ridged rod in construction"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: REBAR

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28D: "44. "Who ___?""

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ELSE

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29D: "45. Not a striking personality?"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike
  • Similar words include: blackleg, strikebreaker, fink
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: SCAB

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30D: "46. British bum"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
  • Similar words include: seat, tush, prat
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: ARSE

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31D: "47. Kiddo"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a native of yorkshire
  • Similar words include: shaver, fry, Goth
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: TYKE

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32D: "48. National symbol of England"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that large gregarious predatory feline of africa and india having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
  • Similar words include: Leo the Lion, Leo, Panthera leo
  • Pattern: ____
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Answer: LION

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33D: "50. Self-___"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that give certain properties to something
  • Similar words include: puddle, make, have
  • Opposite of: unmake, unmade
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Answer: MADE

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34D: "52. What a wave might mean"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that you advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent
  • Similar words include: arrivederci, goodby, good day
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: BYE

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35D: "53. Vast amount"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
  • Similar words include: ocean
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)
Answer: SEA

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Expert Solving Strategies

Start Smart

Begin with fill-in-the-blank clues and short 3-4 letter words. These are your foundation.

Decode the Clues

Question marks indicate wordplay or puns. "Maybe" suggests multiple interpretations.

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Let intersecting letters guide you. One correct answer unlocks several others.

Build Vocabulary

Common crossword words repeat. Learning them speeds up future solving.

Today's Puzzle Stats

35 Across Clues
35 Down Clues
70 Total Clues

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